Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-26
DENIED AND AFFIRMED.

Mr.. Cleveland Said it or Else he dad Not
Say 1.-THE Second Term,
Washington, April A-The admins.
~tration people have deemed it ~expedient
to deny, apparently upon authority, that
the president has stated that be would
refuse o second term. At all events the
Washington Post, which on many 0
casions has been supposed to be inspired,
has this morning an editorial in double
leads in which the following occurs
The president has never said that he
would or would not accept q nomination
for q second term. He has never said
that he did or did not wish to be renom.
mated, He has never said that he believed
in one term only for the president of the.
United States. He understands perfectly
that no public servant OF the United
States il independent OF the citi-
Gems OF the country to whom he owes
his elevation, and that 10 would
be mere ~conceitsand selfishneBs to set up
his Judgment Oh wishes in opp0sition
to these OF the democratic party. Mr..
Cleveland has sometimes SAID, IL don't
want, and aeall not seek any vindication.
l don't want any man to favor my re-
election because he thinks l have been
misrepreaented or misunderstood n
some quarters and am entitled TO it,
And he has sometimes ~laughingly added
TO senators OF political aspirations: "Ihls
10 q good deal of bother, and il any Of
you fellows can do any better you are
welcome to try your hand" But the
president strongly resembles George
Washington IN n particular, he never
jumps Q ditch till he gets to it, and he
never answers o question till it Ia asked.
Heis not afflicted with verbal prema
turity, and a grave and serious senator
who ia capable Of 30 misunderstanding
as to represent him as threatening to
desert the orders of the Democratic party
slows that he has studied Grover Clsve-
lands character in vain.
st. Louis. Mo, April 24-The Repnb
lican,s Washington correspondent, again
referring to the presidential renomIna-
tion, says:
A story has come: to the correspondent
OF the Republican tonight significantly
the preaifent and his senatorial visitor.
This storSsss to the effect that the presi-
dent had quite recently prepared o let
Ter TO be made putlic setting forth HE
views in regard to the second term In
plain. distinct words, and unqnaliiediy
declaring that he would not be q candi-
date for reelection. Yielding to the
earnest persuasions Of his friends, he con-
sented, however, to withhold the letter
for the present at least, If not to wholly
abandon his intention OF giving il to
THE pubic. This story is told on the
authority Of Col. Dorsheimer, OF New
York, who was in Washington q few
days ago. He told several Of his friends
while here. Immediately after. coming
from thu white house that he had been
shown the draft of a letter such as has
been already characterized, and his adj
vice WAL asked regarding the policy Of
such q publication. He said the letter
referred at some length to the oppo-
sitlon OF q certain element of the dem.
ocratic party TO the reelection OF Cleve.
land, and the chance that this might
defeat the ticket. After referring "a
this well known factor ia the existing
political situation, Col. Dorsheimer sayt
the president went on in his letter IL
say that he deemed it wise. in view Of
these circumstances, to withdraw his
name from oil consideration with The
~nominati0n. He announced in nm.
equivocal terms that he WA mot q can,
dtdate and suggested some other Leader
who could command the united supper,
OF the whole party be selected as thu
standard bearer in 1883. Col. Dor,
shelmer stated that he at once protested
against any public nse OF suchssa iettel
as proposed. He told tbs president tina
there WAS no need for him to adopt thi